Chieftain Mk. 6

Chieftain Mk. 6 stats at a glance

The Chieftain Mk. 6 has 1760 hit points , 85mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 42 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 400 damage per shot with 270mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2908.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.7:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.8:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the Chieftain can theoretically output up to 2908 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Chieftain compares to its peers

There are 78 tier 10 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Chieftain. Its 1760 HP places it in the top 78% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1852). Frontal hull armor of 85mm ranks in the top 99% for the class (peer average: 187mm). Top forward speed of 42 km/h is faster than 62% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 400 damage per shot, higher than 6% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 270mm puts it in the top 8% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Chieftain vs M-V-Y — tier 10 heavy tank from USA
• Chieftain vs MBT-B — tier 10 heavy tank from USA
• Chieftain vs Stinger — tier 10 heavy tank from USA
• See full tier 10 heavy tank tier list — all 78 vehicles ranked

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Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

Work on the project for the tank meant to replace the Centurion began in the early 1950s, but the first prototypes only appeared in 1959. The FV4201 Chieftain entered service in May 1963 and was produced until 1985. The Chieftain Mk. 6 is the Chieftain Mk. 2 with a new power unit and an altered bow gun. A total of 2,265 vehicles were produced in various modifications.

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